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(11) | EP 2 461 451 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Enhanced load management and distribution system |
| (57) A system for managing distribution of electrical power includes a power management
circuit, power control units, a first keyline and a second keyline. The power management
circuit includes a device configured to measure power consumed by an electrical load,
and a comparator comparing the measured power with a power limit. Each power control
unit includes an outlet for delivering power to a load; a timing control circuit coupled
to each outlet and configured to deliver an enabling signal to each outlet individually
with a time delay; a signal input; and a signal output. The first keyline connects
the power management circuit with the signal input of one power control unit; the
second keyline connects the signal output of that power control unit with the signal
input of another power control unit. Each power control unit is configured to propagate
a signal to another power control signal via the second keyline.
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